neuro

Question 1

Right and Left
hemispheres joined by
the

Answer 1

corpus callosum

Question 2

Four lobes

Answer 2

• Frontal
• Parietal
• Temporal
• Occipital

Question 3

aggregation of neuronal
cell bodies; mediates
higher-level function
(memory, perception,
communication, initiation
of voluntary movements)

Answer 3

Gray Matter

Question 4

Regulate emotional
expression,
behavior, intellect;
influence personality;
control voluntary
movement

Answer 4

Frontal Lobe

Question 5

Perceives and interpret sensory
inputs such as pain,
temperature, touch, texture,
and proprioception

Answer 5

Parietal Lobe

Question 6

Influence hearing, smell, taste,
and memory

Answer 6

Temporal Lobe

Question 7

Perceive and interpret visual
stimuli, including spatial
relationships; Influence the
ability to read with
understanding

Answer 7

Occipital Lobe

Question 8

Clusters multiple stimuli into a
coherent whole before sending it to
the cerebral cortex for perception

Answer 8

Thalamus

Question 9

Regulates production of several
hormones responsible for regulating
water balance, appetite, vital signs,
sleep cycles, pain perception, and
emotional status; Stimulates visceral
responses such as heart rate, in
response to emotions; Regulates
temperature by prompting shivering
and sweating

Answer 9

Hypothalamus

Question 10

Brainstem

Answer 10

midbrain
pons
medulla oblongata

Question 11

Regulates visual, auditory, and other reflexes
and controls eye movements, focusing, and
pupil dilation

Answer 11

Midbrain

Question 12

Helps control respiratory function, facial
movement and sensation, and eye movement

Answer 12

Pons

Question 12

Regulates heart and respiratory rate, BP, and
protective reflexes such as swallowing,
vomiting, sneezing, and coughing

Answer 12

Medulla Oblongata

Question 13

Coordination and smoothing of
voluntary movements,
maintaining equilibrium, and
maintenance of muscle tone

Answer 13

Cerebellum

Question 14

Located in the vertebral canal
* Extends from the medulla oblongata
to the first lumbar vertebra (L1)
* Conducts sensory impulses up the
ascending tracts to the brain

Answer 14

SPINAL CORD

Question 15

• Conducts motor impulses down the
  descending tracts to neurons that
  stimulate glands and muscles
  throughout the body
• Responsible for simple reflex activity

Answer 15

SPINAL CORD

Question 16

Conducting or conducted
towards the brain

Answer 16

Afferent

Question 17

Conducting or conducted
away from the brain

Answer 17

Efferent

Question 18

Anterior

Answer 18

Ventral

Question 19

Dorsal

Answer 19

Posterior

Question 20

SAME DAVE

Answer 20

Sensory Afferent Motor Efferent
Dorsal Afferent Ventral Efferent

Question 21

-Sensations of pain, temperature, and crude an light touch travel by the way of the spinothalamic tract
-Sensations of position, vibration and fine touch travel by way of the posterior columns
-Impulses from the afferent fibers of the peripheral nerves are
carried through the posterior root ganglion

Answer 21

Neural Pathways

Question 22

control voluntary
skilled movement of the extremities and
fine movement of the fingers

Answer 22

Corticospinal tracts

Question 22

-Motor neurons original in the motor cortex
and travel down the medulla
-Crosses over to the opposite side then
travel down the spinal cord
-Impulses are carried to muscles and
produce voluntary movements

Answer 22

Pyramidal Tracts

Question 23

– voluntary control of
face, head, and neck

Answer 23

Corticobulbar tract

Question 24

Responsible for INVOLUNTARY control and modulation like
tone and balance

Answer 24

Extrapyramidal Tracts

Question 25

Originate in the brainstem

Answer 25

Extrapyramidal Tracts

Question 26

(midbrain)
Responsible for fine motor control

Answer 26

Rubrospinal tract

Question 27

– facilitates contraction and increases tone

Answer 27

Pons

Question 28

– inhibits contraction, decreases tone, and
automatic breathing

Answer 28

Medulla

Question 29

Involved in balance and posture

Answer 29

Vestibulospinal tract

Question 30

Involved in the coordinate head and eye coordination

Answer 30

Tectospinal (Colliculospinal) tract

Question 31

Carries smell impulses
from nasal mucous
membrane to brain

Answer 31

I - Olfactory Nerve

Question 32

Carries visual impulses
from eye to brain

Answer 32

II - Optic Nerve

Question 33

Contracts eye muscles to control eye
movements (superolateral,
superomedial, inferolateral, and
medial), constricts pupils, and
elevates eyelid

Answer 33

III - Oculomotor Nerve

Question 34

V - Trigeminal Nerve
3 divisions

Answer 34

Ophthalmic,
Maxillary, and Mandibular

Question 34

Contracts superior oblique muscle to
control inferomedial eye movement

Answer 34

IV - Trochlear Nerve

Question 35

Chewing and jaw
opening and clenching

Answer 35

Motor (trigeminal)

Question 36

Controls lateral eye
movements

Answer 36

VI - Abducens Nerve

Question 37

LR6SO4

Answer 37

Lateral rectus, CN VI
Superior Oblique, CN IV
The rest, CN III

Question 38

Closing eyes, closing
mouth, moving lips and other
muscles of facial expression,
salivation and lacrimation

Answer 38

VII - Facial Nerve
Motor:

Question 39

Tasting on anterior
tongue

Answer 39

VII - Facial Nerve sensory

Question 40

Branches of trigeminal

Answer 40

Temporal, Zygomatic,
Buccal, Mandibular, Cervical

Question 41

2 Hearing Pathways

Answer 41

Conductive phase
sensorineural phase

Question 42

Contains sensory fibers for
hearing and balance

Answer 42

VIII – Acoustic/
Vestibulocochlear nerve